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Photos of the day: 10/19

The best photos from Oct. 19.

Two Palestinians sits in the shade by the shores of the Mediterranean Sea in Gaza City, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Security officials examine the site of a car bomb in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, Egypt, Saturday Oct. 19, 2013. A car bomb exploded Saturday near an Egyptian military intelligence compound in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, wounding several soldiers, security officials said, as militants appear to be expanding the scope of attacks beyond the restive Sinai Peninsula. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

George Mendez, foreground, a 55-year-old recovering alcoholic, sits in front of a drunk woman in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles. The area, originally agricultural until the 1870s when railroads first entered Los Angeles, has maintained a transient nature through the years from the influxes of short-term workers, migrants fleeing economic hardship during the Great Depression, military personnel during World War II and the Vietnam conflict, and low-skilled workers with limited transportation options who need to remain close to the city’s core, according to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Laura Bataille, left, and Sam Teal, right, examine costuming in Key West, Fla., preparing for the island city’s annual 10-day Fantasy Fest costuming and masking festival that continues through Sunday, Oct. 27. The decadent extravaganza began Friday and features more than 40 events highlighted by an Oct. 26 evening parade with endurance swimmer Diana Nyad as grand marshal. The theme for this year’s festival is “Super Heroes, VillainsÖ & Beyond.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baby dolls displayed in a coffee shop in a trendy area where thousands of tourists visit in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Oct.19, 2013. South Africa’s western Cape area is well known for its natural beauty and good restaurant catering fresh products from local farm lands and the ocean. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A model displays a creation designed by Yasutaka Funakoshi of Japan during the 2014 Spring/Summer collection of the Tokyo Fashion Week in Tokyo,Saturday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A man wearing papier-mache figure shows his spirit as he marches down in a street during the “Dream Parade,” in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Hundreds of people in creative costumes took to the streets in the annual parade. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A loggerhead sea turtle swims to open water after it was released at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Fla. The Carteret County board of commissioners has filed a notice of intent to sue if beaches in their coastal North Carolina communities are designated as critical habitats for loggerhead turtles. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A full moon hangs low in the early evening sky of an agricultural field in Elmira, California on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. Dubbed the Hunter’s Moon as it is the first full moon that falls after the Harvest Moon that occurred on September 19. Its name, one of several catchy monikers including the Blood Moon and the Sanguine Moon, reputedly comes from those who used the light to their advantage, according to Science@NASA. Hunters tracked and killed their prey by autumn moonlight, stockpiling food for the winter ahead. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photos of the day: 10/19

A loggerhead sea turtle swims to open water after it was released at Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Fla. The Carteret County board of commissioners has filed a notice of intent to sue if beaches in their coastal North Carolina communities are designated as critical habitats for loggerhead turtles. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS